history
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The Forgotten Empire
The Forgotten Empire: Tibet and the Struggle for Central Asia Book Note 01 | On Beckwith’s The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia Did you know that in 763, Tibetan forces marched into Chang’an, the imperial capital of Tang China, installed a puppet emperor, and held the city for fifteen days? Emperor Daizong fled the city.… Continue reading
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Convicted by Monks
Reopening the Case Against Lang Darma By Palden Gyal Tri Udum Tsenpo (khri ’u dum btsan po; r. 841–842), better known to posterity as Lang Darma, remains one of the most misunderstood figures in Tibetan history. The epithet itself is telling: lang (glang) in Tibetan means ox or bull, and the image of a horned,… Continue reading